[News] Free Software Can Enter the Living Room

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Open Source and the Digital Living Room
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| At OSCON, Born talked about how embedded Linux devices will bring open source
| to set-top boxes. He also showed how applications can be built for Neuros
| OSD, a programmable digital video recorder.
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http://ostatic.com/170036-blog/open-source-and-the-digital-living-room
OpenRemote grows in popularity
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| Fleury continues to stress that what makes OpenRemote different from other
| home automation systems you may have seen is that it focuses solely on the
| software aspect of things. To help users who want to use the OpenRemote
| system in their own home, he and the community at OpenRemote have published a
| Bill of Materials and many other references to assist in the design,
| construction and implementation process.
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2008/07/29/openremote-grows-in-popularityhttp://tinyurl.com/6s82om
Recent:
Red Hat extends Linux Automation Strategy
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| Dynamically allocating resources and providing efficient user access to
| systems and services as the IT landscape changes requires tightly integrated
| control systems. With Red Hat's management and security solutions spanning
| the operating system, virtualization, grid frameworks, middleware and SOA,
| Red Hat is rapidly advancing Linux automation
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http://www.cxotoday.com/India/News/Red_Hat_extends_Linux_Automation_Strategy/551-90428-912.html
Home automation in GNU/Linux
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| Home Automation is anything that your home does for you automatically to make
| living there more enjoyable or productive. It covers many areas, including
| remote and timed control of lights and electrical home appliances,
| distributed media services, and communication. Over the last 10 years, many
| hardware manufacturers have presented their own proprietary solutions to
| these problems. Unbeknownst to them, a groundswell of developers from around
| the world has been providing similar solutions to the free and open source
| community.
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| In this introductory article, I will carry out a high-level review of a
| number of these projects to see what is already available.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/home_automation_in_linux
Linux is about to take over the low end of PCs
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| Opinion -- Sometimes, several unrelated changes come to a head at the same
| time, with a result no one could have predicted. The PC market is at such a
| tipping point right now and the result will be millions of Linux-powered PCs
| in users' hands.
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| Microsoft will fight this trend tooth and nail. It will cut prices to the
| point where it'll be bleeding ink on some of its product lines. And Windows
| XP is going to stick around much longer than Microsoft ever wanted it to.
| Still, it won't be enough. By attacking from the bottom, where Microsoft can
| no longer successfully compete, Linux will finally cut itself a large slice
| of the desktop market pie.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2414535067.html
Related:
Red Hat targets Microsoft
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| CEO wants to grab half of server market
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http://www.charlotte.com/business/breaking_news/story/303470.html
Home automation system gains Linux-based controller
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| Control4 has added to its line of Linux-based, ZigBee-compatible home
| automation/media networking products with a new controller. The Control4 Home
| Controller HC-500 interfaces with home theater appliances, multi-room music
| access, lighting, thermostats, and security systems, and comes with a Linux
| software development kit (SDK).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9801882978.html
Open source meets automation at Hannover
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| The 21-member OSADL was modeled after the OSDL (Open Source Development
| Labs), which merged with the Free Standards Group (FSG), to form the Linux
| Foundation. What the OSDL/LF accomplished for Linux in general, the OSADL
| aims to do for Linux in automation.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3952949672.html
Automation computer boasts six serial ports
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| Advantech has extended its range of "embedded automation computers" with a
| system that offers Pentium M or Celeron M processing power and runs Linux.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7998015182.html
Linux touchpanel automates homes, boardrooms
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| Convergent Living used Linux to build a WiFi-capable automation controller
| aimed at letting users program HVAC and multimedia equipment in homes or
| offices. The handheld Companion Muse is one of several energy-efficient,
| Linux-based touchscreen controllers from Convergent, whose products range
| from kitchen computers to flatscreen TVs.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8523585083.html
Industry group aims Linux at automation apps
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| As the market for Linux in industrial automation grows, so do the activities
| of the Open Source Automation Development Lab.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7513572062.html
Automation device maker taps commercial embedded Linux
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| Wind River has announced another design win for its Linux distribution
| targeting consumer electronics devices. AMX, which sells high-end industrial
| and home automation systems used in the White House's War Room and elsewhere,
| will switch its "Modero" touchpanels to Platform for Consumer Devices, Linux
| Edition (PCD-LE).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2980244169.html
Glaucus Linux Powered Automation Appliance
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| "Glaucus is a computer configured specifically for the described
| automation tasks. Because it is not used as a general-purpose
| computer it is immune to problems like your children using
| software that interferes with the critical operations or even
| causes the computer to crash It uses the ultra-reliable Linux
| operating system. It has no monitor, keyboard or mouse. All
| interaction with it is through a browser interface..."
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http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1539
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